Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

The Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020.[2] A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season.[3] For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, all matches in the final phase were held behind closed doors.[4]

Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
1 León 40 2 October 2020 12th Apertura 2019 Champions
(2 times)		 [5]
2 UNAM 32 (+12) 17 October 2020 23rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [6]
3 América 32 (+9) 17 October 2020 34th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times)		 [7]
4 Cruz Azul 29 (+7) 16 October 2020 29th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1997)		 [8]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Monterrey 29 (+5) 24 October 2020 24th Apertura 2019 Champions
(4 times)		 [9]
6 UANL 28 17 October 2020 26th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times)		 [10]
7 Guadalajara 26 25 October 2020 26th Clausura 2017 Champions
(3 times)		 [11]
8 Santos Laguna 25 (+4, 24 GF) 25 October 2020 31st Apertura 2019 Champions
(6 times)		 [12]
9 Pachuca 25 (+4, 18 GF) 25 October 2020 22nd Clausura 2019 Champions
(6 times)		 [13]
10 Necaxa 24 30 October 2020 18th Apertura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998)		 [14]
11 Toluca 21 6 November 2020 33rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(7 times)		 [15]
12 Puebla 20 6 November 2020 8th Apertura 2015 Semifinals
(3 times)		 [16]

Format

Reclassification
  • All rounds were played in a single game
  • The higher seed hosted the match
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

[1]

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–2 (2–4 p) Puebla
UANL 2–1 Toluca
Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 0–3 Pachuca

Matches
Santos Laguna0–3Pachuca
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL2–1Toluca
 Report
Attendance: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)
Monterrey2–2Puebla
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Seeding

The following was the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 León 17 12 4 1 27 14 +13 40
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 +3 26
7 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
8 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 −3 20
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                         
1 León 1 2 3  
8 Puebla 2 0 2  
  1 León 1 1 2  
  6 Guadalajara 1 0 1  
3 América 0 1 1
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3  
  1 León 1 2 3
  2 UNAM 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 0 1  
7 Pachuca 0 0 0  
  2 UNAM (s) 0 4 4
  4 Cruz Azul 4 0 4  
4 Cruz Azul 3 0 3
5 UANL 1 1 2  

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Pachuca 0–1 UNAM 0–1 0–0
Guadalajara 3–1 América 1–0 2–1
UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul 1–3 1–0

First leg
Puebla2–1León
 Report
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Guadalajara1–0América
 Report
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
UANL1–3Cruz Azul
 Report
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Pachuca0–1UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto (Mexico City)

Second leg
León2–0Puebla
 Report

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

América1–2Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.

UNAM0–0Pachuca
Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–1UANL
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara 1–2 León 1–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–4 (s) UNAM 4–0 0–4

First leg
Guadalajara1–1León
 Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
Cruz Azul4–0UNAM
 Report
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg
León1–0Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

León won 2–1 on aggregate.

4–4 on aggregate. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–3 León 1–1 0–2

First leg
UNAM1–1León
 Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Details
GK20 Julio González
DF3 Alejandro Mayorga
DF23 Nicolás Freire
DF5 Johan Vásquez
DF2 Alan Mozo
MF11 Juan Iturbe 53'
MF17 Leonel López 78'
MF8 Andrés Iniestra (c) 90+4'
MF22 Juan Pablo Vigón
FW32 Carlos González 55' 86'
FW9 Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK42 Alex Cruz
DF4 Luis Quintana
DF16 Jerónimo Rodríguez 86'
DF19 Jesús Rivas
MF7 Sebastian Saucedo
MF13 Gerardo Moreno
MF14 Carlos Gutiérrez 53'
MF200 Amaury García
MF212 Erik Lira 78'
FW29 Bryan Mendoza
Manager:
Andrés Lillini
GK30 Rodolfo Cota
DF6 William Tesillo
DF4 Andrés Mosquera
DF21 Jaine Barreiro 65'  81'
DF5 Fernando Navarro 90+3'
MF8 José Iván Rodríguez 68'
MF18 Pedro Aquino
MF16 Jean Meneses 84'
MF10 Luis Montes (c)
MF13 Ángel Mena
FW12 Joel Campbell 46'
Substitutions:
GK23 Alfonso Blanco
DF3 Gil Burón
DF24 Osvaldo Rodríguez
DF35 Juan Ignacio González 84'
MF28 David Ramírez 68'
MF32 Jesse Zamudio
MF14 Jesús Godínez 90+3'
MF15 Iván Ochoa
FW19 Nicolás Sosa
FW20 Emmanuel Gigliotti 46'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:[19]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:[19]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[19]
Arturo Cruz Hurtado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[19]
Carlos Ayala Cuéllar (Mexico City)

Statistics
Statistic[20] UNAM León
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 14 9
Shots on target 4 2
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 3 2
Fouls committed 19 11
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 1

Second leg
León2–0UNAM
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–1 on aggregate.

Details
GK30 Rodolfo Cota
DF6 William Tesillo
DF4 Andrés Mosquera 61'
DF35 Ignacio González (c)
DF5 Fernando Navarro 87'
MF16 Jean Meneses 80'
MF18 Pedro Aquino
MF28 David Ramírez
MF10 Luis Montes
MF13 Ángel Mena 15'
FW20 Emmanuel Gigliotti 87'
Substitutions:
GK1 Guillermo Pozos
DF3 Gil Burón
DF24 Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF8 Iván Rodríguez
MF11 Yairo Moreno 80'
MF32 Jesse Zamudio
FW12 Joel Campbell 75' 15'  80'
FW14 Jesús Godínez 87'
FW15 Iván Ochoa 80'
FW19 Nicolás Sosa 87'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz
GK1 Alfredo Talavera
DF3 Alejandro Mayorga
DF23 Nicolás Freire 45+4'
DF5 Johan Vásquez 59'
DF2 Alan Mozo 29'
MF17 Leonel López 70'
MF8 Andrés Iniestra (c)
MF22 Juan Pablo Vigón
MF14 Carlos Gutiérrez 89'
FW32 Carlos González
FW9 Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK20 Julio González
DF4 Luis Quintana
DF16 Jerónimo Rodríguez
MF7 Sebastian Saucedo
MF10 Favio Álvarez 62' 59'
MF12 Facundo Waller
MF13 Gerardo Moreno
MF200 Amaury García
FW212 Erik Lira 70'
FW11 Juan Iturbe 39'
Manager:
Andrés Lillini

Assistant referees:[23]
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Karen Janet Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:[23]
Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[23]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[23]
Fabrice Paul Plancon-Jallet

Statistics
Statistic[24] León UNAM
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 9 9
Shots on target 4 4
Saves 4 2
Ball possession 41% 59%
Corner kicks 1 6
Fouls committed 14 18
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists
2 assists
1 assist

References
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  2. "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). Milenio.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/7027800/liga-mx-posible-regreso-repechaje-apertura-2020-clausura-2021
  4. https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/7771300/liga-mx-repechaje-y-liguilla-se-juegan-sin-publico
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  6. "UNAM History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. "América History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. "Cruz Azul History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. "Monterrey History". 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. "Tigres UANL History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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  12. "Santos Laguna History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. "Pachuca History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. "Necaxa History". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. "Toluca History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  16. "Puebla History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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  18. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  19. https://arbitraje.fmf.mx/detalle-noticia?id=456
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